Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Whernside

…all lettuce Mycelis muralis, spring sandwort Minuartia verna, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, angular Solomon's seal Polygonatum odoratum, and two species of lady's mantles Alchemilla glaucescens and A. minima. Many fern species occur including green spleenwort Asplenium viri…

Meikleour Area

…hoary cinquefoil Potentilla argentea, rest harrow Ononis repens, and meadow rue Thalictrum minus. The site is of importance as a roost for greylag goose which winter in the Tay-Isla valley. Although not part of the notified natural feature of the site, the area also supports othe…

Kennack to Coverack

…e sea couch Elytrigia atherica and sand sedge Carex arenaria. Lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, a basicole species absent from other Cornish dune systems has strong populations here. A host of rare plants has been recorded here, namely the RDB (*) species fringed rupturewort He…

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…ened species, including purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, field mouse-ear Cerastium arvense and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. In contrast there are also large areas with a coarse sward dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius.…

Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes

…and bee orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis and Ophrys apifera and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. In the absence of grazing the dunes become dominated by scrub of sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and elder Sambucus nig…

Durham Coast

…aria, cowslip Primula veris, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, purple milk vetch, bloody crane’s bill and pyramidal orchid. A small dune slack supports populations of orchid Dactyl…

Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves

…ands of the unusual bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus grassland. Uncommon plants associated with this grassland include frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pale St. John’s-wort Hypericum montanum. Sp…

Whitbarrow

…ecies. The sheltered and humid grikes harbour species such as lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, angular Solomon's seal Polygonatum odoratum, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and mountain melick as well as many more common plants. Thirteen species of fern have been recorde…

Morfa a Chraig Cwm Ivy / Cwm Ivy Marsh and Tor

…rested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Notable species include lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and the nationally scarce ivy broomrape Orobanche hederae. Remarks: Narrow-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo augustior is listed on Annex II of the EC Habitat Directive (Directive 92/43/EE…

Newmarket Heath

… Onobrychis viciifolia, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. Of particular interest is the number of nationally scarce species present, many of which are restricted to areas of calcareous grassland in eastern England. They include pasque flowe…

Maidscross Hill

…er associated species including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre. The intermediate areas are dominated by coarser grasses such as false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and …

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…his is generally herb-rich with typical plant species such as lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, wild carrot Daucus carota and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Uncommon plants found here include rue-leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, commo…

Durness

…rine Epipactis helleborine, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, and more northern species such as green spleenwort Asplenium viride, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis and holly fern Polystichum lonchitis. Maritime cliff (vegetation) The cliff tops an…

Bryn Alyn

…ts a rich flora including harts tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, herb-robert Geranium robertianum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. On the rockiest, thinnest and most drought prone soils there are areas of sheep’…

Pen-y-ghent

…ort Asplenium viride, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium. On parts of the pavement from which grazing is excluded, there is a greater diversity of flowering plants, includin…

Bassenthwaite Lake

…ratula tinctoria, hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. The nationally rare slender rush Juncus filiformis is also found on the stony lake shores. Sedges Carex spp. are abundant on peaty shores and include the local northern sedge Carex a…

Kirkhope Linns

…ild onion Allium vineale, hairy rock-cress Arabis hirsute and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus. Over 170 species of flowering plants have been recorded from the site. The high humidity of rock crevices close to the river allows Wilson’s filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii to grow…

Barnsmuir Coast

…lant species have been recorded on the shingle banks including small meadow rue Thalictrum minus, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, which is an unusual diversity of coastal vegetation types and is the best example of this feature on t…

Central Sanday

…air on this site include autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus ssp. arenarium and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. The area between the Plain of Fidge and Tres Ness is the biggest and most complex sand dune system in Orkney. These dunes are do…

Makerstoun - Corbie Craigs to Trows' Craigs

…-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, green figwort Scrophularia umbrosa, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and dog violet Viola canina. The nationally scarce species maiden pink Dianthus deltoides is also recorded at the site.

Upper Wharfedale

…istle Cirsium heterophyllum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, globe flower Trollius europaeus, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and the nationally scarce northern hawk's beard Crepis mollis. Calcareous grasslands occur on the thin lime…

Oughtershaw and Beckermonds

…Species more typical of northern limestone pavement including lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, wall lettuce Mycelis muralis and hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum, are also found and are abundant on more completely exposed pavements. Wet blanket …

Magilligan

…eed Logfia minima, variegated horsetail Equisteum variegatum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare and a large colony of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. Magilligan is also nota…

Oxenber and Wharfe Woods

…and Evans, 1976. Their ground flora is very rich and includes lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, mountain melick Melica nutans and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum. At the northern end of Wharfe Wood is …

Therfield Heath

…andytuft Iberis amara, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. The plant communities of the partially improved areas have a lesser, though increasing, diversity of species, including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and horseshoe vetch Hippo…

Bryn Euryn

…lianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. Uncommon species include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, white horehound Marrubium vulgare and green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio. On the steeper slopes towards the top of the hill …

North East Coll Lochs and Moors

…hioglossum vulgatum, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus. There is a nationally-important assemblage of moorland and wetland breeding birds including merlin Falco columbarius and red-throated diver Gavia stellata. The open moorland supports…

Newton Links

…red fescue Festuca rubra, is characterised by the presence of lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Of particular note are the dune…

Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes

…d by marram Ammophila arenaria which shelters an abundance of lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus with bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum and hound’s tongue Cynoglossum officinale scattered throughout and bracken Pteridium aquilinum is well established on the lower landward s…

Calgary Dunes

…osella officinarum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, red clover Trifolium pratense, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wild pansy Viola tricolor and common stork’s-bill Erodium cicutarium. The grass…

Thetford Heaths

…ciated plants with bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria amongst the more noticeable. In the shorter areas these are joined by many annual species such as common whitlow g…

Canna and Sanday

…upports an expanse of machair with wild carrot Daucus carota, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. It is the most species-rich and undisturbed area of its type in Lochaber. Almost the entire coastline of both Canna and Sanday comprises mari…

Hadston Links

… fixed dunes support bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and, locally, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, species which are considered to be characteristic of dune grassland in Northumberland. Hollows in th…

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…ommon plants include pale St. John’s wort Hypericum montanum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus and black bryony Tamus communis. Scrub, dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, is widespread and is invading the ungrazed grasslands, whilst south west facing slopes have been colo…

Tweedwood - Gateheugh

…h are rare or uncommon in the Borders and Scotland, including lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, spindle tree Euonymus europaeus and rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola. The woodlands have a high entomological interest due to their aspect, variety of soil and plant associations, high…

Coed Copi'r Graig

…crops support a wide range of species, some of which, such as lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima are of rare occurrence in Montgomeryshire. Lower plants growing on the rock surfaces (epilithic plants) include large colonies of the lichens Sticta …

Hawthorn Dene

…lackstonia perfoliata, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. The extreme western part of the site supports an area of tall fen vegetation containing great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, sharp-flowered rush …

Avon Gorge

…stribution in Britain are little-robin Geranium purpureum and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. Rock outcrops and small areas of limestone grassland in Leigh Woods support some of these rare and scarce plants. Angular Solomon's seal Polygonatum odoratum, which is nationally sca…

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…osa spinosissima, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. The rare sea pea Lathyrus japonicus can all be found in these dunes at its most northerly location in England. The spit has developed as a series of parabolic dune ridges, with the y…

The Cheddar Complex

…p Sedum forsterianum. Mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus do not occur elsewhere in Somerset. Two nationally scarce species are present in the Charterhouse area. Spring sandwort Minuartia verna is found on the old lead works and soft leaved …

Mynydd Du (Black Mountain)

…orthern bedstraw Galium boreale, dwarf willow Salix herbacea, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and roseroot Sedum rosea, together with a rich moss and liverwort flora. Nutrient-rich flushes are frequent throughout the site, with herb, sedge and moss-rich examples. Limestone gr…

Cadair Idris

…vestris, and viviparous sheep’s-fescue Festuca vivipara, with lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and lady’s-mantle Alchemilla glabra. Also found on these base rich crags is the nationally rare Welsh eyebright Euphras…

Castleton

… hypnoides and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. The local lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus is found in quantity on ledges in Cave Dale. The grasslands of south facing slopes are more typical of other daleside swards with meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair g…

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

…wide variety of herbs are present, including locally abundant lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lesser and greater knapweed Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock ro…

Appleby Fells

…cress Noccaea caerulescens, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus and the very scarce Pyrenean scurvy grass Cochlearia pyrenaica. A similar vegetation is also found on the shallow limestone pavement on Musgrave Scar and Middle Fell where woodland sp…

Murlough

…loss Echium vulgare, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, spring vetch Vicia lathyroides, shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, blue fleabane Erigeron acris, musk stork's-bill Erodium moschatum and small cudweed Logfia minima. Many of thes…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…ese dune communities support characteristic species including lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, wild carrot Daucus carota, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and fairy flax. Less common species here include pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidal…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…ticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the local lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. In addition to limestone bedstraw a number of other montane or northern species occur throughout the site, vernal sandwort Minuartia verna and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica.…

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…f species including wild pansy Viola tricolor ssp.curtsii and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus. Marram grass becomes much less frequent further from the sea in the area of stable ‘grey’ dunes where false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and dewberry are characteristic as is inva…

Great Asby Scar

…on's seal Polygonatum odoratum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum. Other herbs include hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, common twayblade Neottia ovata, hairy violet Vi…

Firth of Forth

…rius, marram grass Ammophila arenaria, cowslip Primula veris, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum and restharrow Ononis repens. Mineral enriched grasslands are an unusual habitat in East Lothian. Mudflats The Firth of Forth contains large a…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…ot sedge Carex ornithopoda, mountain melick Melica nutans and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. The site also supports an assemblage of typical moorland breeding birds such as golden plover, red grouse, redshank, oystercatcher, curlew and lapwing.

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu-Pant Mawr

…ft-leaved sedge Carex montana, mountain melick Melica nutans, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and the nationally rare hairy greenweed Genista pilosa. Moss and lichen species are well developed, but are not as important a component as they are on the large areas of millstone gr…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…h the heath are the herbs, common rock-rose, salad burnet and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus. Limestone screes are a particular feature of the middle to lower western slopes but also occur locally on the eastern slopes. The screes are often open but, where vegetated, scrub, p…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…e lady's-bedstraw Galium verum and significant populations of lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and wild clary Salvia verbenaca. Many of the dune hollows are dry and most are dominated by creeping willow Salix repens, but occasionally bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, water mint …

Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries

…ampanula rotundifolia, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa. Shorter more open communities are dominated by red fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris and quaking grass, with a…

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